Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi addressing a press conference during his padyatra in Maharashtra's Vidarbha.
After he began his padayatra over farmers' issues in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region this morning, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is addressing the media.
Here are the highlights:
- This government is only of a few industrialists, not of farmers.
- We are with the farmers of Maharashtra.
- Some days ago in Parliament, the Agriculture Minister said that only three suicides have taken place.
- The MSP (Minimum Support Price) has not been increased and bonus is not being given.
- The biggest problem that farmers are facing are their loans.
- The general feeling is that the help which has to be given has not been given.
- Those who are indulging in suicide, it is because they are not able to pay their loans.
- I have come to Vidarbha earlier too, but I have not seen a situation like this.
- The government of Maharashtra and the Central government are ignoring the farmers.